A former Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Ugonna Ozurigbo, has empowered 2,000 Imo women and youths with skills .
The 5-day empowerment programme which was done in collaboration with the Federal Cooperative College, Oji River, Enugu state, provided the participants opportunities in training on the lucrative palm oil processing, poultry farming , solar energy installation and solutions, fishery and film making (which also includes how to make video,skit and make money) with a substantial amount set aside to start up the businesses.
The erstwhile lawmaker representing Isu/Njaba/Nkwere/Nwangele Federal Constituency in the National Assembly decided to continue with the 15 year-old programme despite leaving office because of his humble beginning and human disposition.
While advising Imo people to continue to key into the initiative, he disclosed that it was made possible with the assistance of his friends who asked him what they would do for him on leaving the National Assembly and he told them “empowerment of his people” because of his people-oriented stance.
Speaking on the occasion, the representative of the provost of Federal Cooperative College, Oji River, Mr Chukwudi Okey Eze commended Rt.Hon. Ozuruigbo for the initiative which attracted the large scale programme and made it clear that the institution was ready to collaborate with forward looking individuals to ensure that the youth in particular, and all Nigerians gained the necessary skills to empower themselves and stay afloat in the present economic realities.